GORDONVILLE ATTENDANCE CTR

Located at 614 East Adams St, in Jackson, Missouri, GORDONVILLE ATTENDANCE CTR is a tiny elementary-level community that instructs 43 students (grades K through 2), overseen by JACKSON R-II. That puts it 86% below the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.

Within JACKSON R-II, which oversees 10 schools and 5,827 students, GORDONVILLE ATTENDANCE CTR is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, GORDONVILLE ATTENDANCE CTR lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (98%). The remainder reads as 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, GORDONVILLE ATTENDANCE CTR reports 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 23% of students at GORDONVILLE ATTENDANCE CTR qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Cape Girardeau County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Cape Girardeau County indicate median household income runs about $68,464, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. GORDONVILLE ATTENDANCE CTR is one of 27 public schools in Cape Girardeau County (combined enrollment of about 11,025 students).

SOUTH ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. GORDONVILLE ATTENDANCE CTR's enrollment has contracted 31% since 2018, when it stood at 62 (now 43). Over the same period, the White share edged up from 85% to 98%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 in 2024.

On allk12, members of the GORDONVILLE ATTENDANCE CTR community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.